Liquid-gun.



c. f. LEFEVER, Lloum GuNff APPLLCATIO FILED DE02-18.11915.

I Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

CHARLES F. LEFEVER, OF'- PLYMOUTH/,7' MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO .DAISY MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, 0F PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F mCHIG-AN.

LIQUID-GUN.-

aapn'cation-n1edneeember1s,1915. -se'riamaezsaa To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. LEFEYER, a citizen of 'the' United States of America, residing at Plymouth, in the county. of Wvayne and State of Michigan, have invent-A ed certain new and useful Improvements m Liquid-Guns, of which the .following is a specification, reference being vhad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates toliquid' guns of that type in which the liquid is ejected by.

the teiescopic collapsing of the barrel and in which a storage'is provided forl a plurality cf shots.

rlhe invention comprises the pecullar constructionand arrangement of parts as hereinafter 'set forth.

In the drawings: Figure 1 isa vlongitudinal section through the gun; Fig. 2 1s an elevation thereof showing 'the manner of charging the gun; Fig. 3 is a cross section on line zv- Fig. 1; and Fig. LLis a view similar tovFig. 1 showing the magazinebar-- rel fully charged.

The construction specifically illustrated is that of a liquid pistol, in which A is the frame member formed of a sheet-met stamping having complementary sections abutting against each other and forming both barrel and handle.

B is a telescopic extension ofthe barrel slidably engaged therein, andhaving a; trigger and guard section C formed yintegral E is a vpiston engaging -thebarrel D and."

provided with atubular stem F .which extends to the outerl end of themember B, to

"which it is anchored, said-tube forming the discharge lconduit for -the liquid. A

G is a ratchet bar secured tothe barrel D and I-I is -a pawl pivotally secured withinthe member A and engaging said ratchet. The pawl H .is preferably embraced bythe Specication et Letters Patent.

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opposite side anges of the trigger andguard member @and is thereby guided andA -held from lateral displacement in relation y to the ratchet. A

I is a sleeveengaging the frame member A and' longitudinally adjustable thereon.

J is a pin engaging the barrel D and eX- tending outward therefrom through longi-y tudinal slots K iny the frame member A into engagement with inwardlshoulders on the sleeve mem er I. The arrangement is such that rearward movement of the sleeve member I upon the frame member'A will carry with it the pin J in the slots K, thereby moving thebarrel D Vrearward in relation to the frictionally-enf 'gagmg extension barrel B. yTo permit of the rearward movement of the barrel-D as just described, the pawl I-I must be disengaged,v from the ratchet G. This is automatically effected by movement of the sleeve I through the medium of a Enger M projecting from the pawl and engaging a cam portion N on the sleeve. In normal position said finger M is in a notch O in the sleeve, which permits the pawl H to engage the ratchet,a' spring P engaging the awl extending serving to hold the parts in thls position.

When, however, the sleeve is drawn rearward the cam N engaging the finger, 4first disengages the pawl, after which the movement of the sleeve will carry the pin J and barreLD rearward.` to ,thelimit of the space n within the member A.

Q. is `a spring engaging auguide rod R within the 4handle member and serving to Ayieldably press'the extension member B forward.

- In operation7 supposing the parts toben in lthe posltion' shown-in Fig. 1, the piston E is at the rear end of the barrel D, so that all the liquid is ejected therefrom. To charge the barrel, theend of the-tube is immersed in licuid andthe. sleeve I is then drawn rearward, which "byreleasingf the pawl` I-I and 'carrying ba wf rd the barrel D will mbve the latter re at'veto `the pis- -ton and fills it with liiquid.A After thus loading, the sleeve I is returned to its'rigi-:

nalfposition, which releases thenger M and permits thepawl H `to engage-the ratchet G. Thus, wheneverthe trigger is j actuated to collapse the extension barrel B, this will cause a rearward movement of the piston E, while the barrel.' D is held from such moif'emi'int hy the paWl H engaging the ratchet (ih-raso that a portion of the liquidis ejected. (in the return movement the barrel i) being in r.':l'i'ictional engagement with the barrel B and being released from barrel and piston to charge the latter with liquid, and a reciprocatingtrigger mechanalgas/,ine barrelstep-by-step in the opposite direction to successively discharge portions et the liquid contents. n

i2. ln a liquid gun, the combination with :i false barrehcf a magazine barrel longitndinaliy movable thereim a piston in said magazine barrel, a reciprocating trigger barrel to eject portions of the liquid i a said magazine barrel to gieatei' distance iban the reeiprocation of said trigger to charge the saine with liquid for a pluralityv ol shots, and means for holding said niagazinc barrel stationary during'the ejeeting movement of said piston and permitting movement with said piston in the return of said trigger mechanism to step-by-step ad Vance the said magazine barrel.

il. ln a liquid' guny the combination with a lelesfezopically collapsible false barrel, of a magic/,ine barrel adjustable Within said false barrel 'for a distance greater `than the telescopic movement, a piston in said magazine bari-cl connected to the movable member ,of said telescopic barrel, externally-operable means for moving said magazin-e barrel relatively to said pistn vto draw in a liquid charge for a plurality of shots, and means for holding said magazine barrel stationary during the ejecting movement'of said piston, permitting movement with said piston in the opposite direction.

fl. ln a, liquid gun, the combination with a telescopically collapsible false barrel and iprocatory trigger mechanismv for eoland expandingsaid barrel, of va movable member of said false barrel, a pisf' Son e :ging said vmagazine barrel iixedly nisin rfor relativelymoving said piston and',

hanisin for moving said piston Within' :s nn-nim externally-operable means for mov-` zine barrelfrietionally' engaging therlY to saidv movable member, exter- ,collapsingmovenient of said false barrel,`

permitting movementviitb said false barrel durin the expanding movement thereof.

' 5. i a -liquidgum the combination with a telesciljically collapsible false barrel. and a reciprocatory trigger mechanism for acta ating the same, of a magazine barrel Within and frictionally engaging'the movable member of said falsel barrel, being or greater length than the length of the collapsing movement, a piston engagingsaid magazine barrel and xedly attached to said movable member,

va slidable sleeve. embracing said telescopic barrel, connected with said magazine barrel `and operablev to move the latter relative to said piston to drawin a liquid charge,` rand means operable duringthe reoiprocation of said trigger. mechanism for holding said magazine barrelfrom movement in one direction yand permitting movement in the opposite direction.

6. In a liquid gun,- the combination with a telescopicallyl collapsible false barrel and a reciprocatory trigger mechanism for actu ating the saine, of a magazine barrel frictionally engagingthe movable ii'ieinberA of said telescopic barrel, a piston engaging said magazine barrel, and discharge tubeleading from 'said piston to the end of the'movable completion of its operation.

7.V In a .liquid gun, the combination with atelescopically collapsible false barrel' and `a reciprocatory trigger mechanism for actuy ating the samepof a magazine barrel frici tionallyengagingthemovablemeinberofSaid false barrel, apistonengaging saidmagazine barrel secured in fixed relation to said movable member, a pawl'engaging notched hearings oni said magazine barrel to hold the same fromfmovement with said trigger in the collapsible movement of said barrel, while permitting moveinent'therewith `in the oppositedirection, a sleeve member slidable'on said telescopic barrel connected with said magazine to move. the same for chargingr withliquid,y and means operating upon "the adjustment of said sleeve for disengagingv said paw'l to permit the movement of said magazine end .for i'e-,ngaging 'said pawl on the returnofsaid sleeve.

8. A .liquid `gun', comprising stamped sheet-metalzbarrel'having a handle section integral therewith and a stamped sheet metal .extension barrel section telescopicallv engaging said first-mentioned section and having an :integral .trigger and guard section ard section, and enwith said magazine barrel toA adjust the same, and a finger on said pawl havin a cammed engagement with said'sleeve to isengage the paWl from said magazine when 15 the latter ,is adjusted by said'sleeve.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES F. LEFEVER. Witnesses:v

JAMnsP. BARRY,

Y PHYLLIS CoBURN. 

